Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 72-14vs Utah Tech | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Melvin Laster
Freshman defensive lineman on UNLV's 2025 roster.
6′2″ · 265 lb · Kansas City, MO
Returning to UNLV for 2026
Recruiting
3★
LB recruit
No. 879 nationally · Signed with UNLV
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive lineman on UNLV's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UNLV in 2024.
Melvin Laster
The receipt: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Utah Tech — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with UNLV3-star out of Liberty North
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UNLV
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024UNLV11-3HC: Barry Odom · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 72–14
vs Utah Tech
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UNLV
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · UNLV
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (16 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UNLV · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #56 · 2026 recruiting class #63
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology